Definition
The global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships with the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.
Etymology
From Greek bios (life) + sphaira (sphere). Coined by Austrian geologist Eduard Suess in 1875, combining the concept of life with the spherical layers of Earth. The term gained prominence with the development of ecology as a science.
Kelly Says
The biosphere is remarkably thin - if Earth were an apple, all life would exist in a layer thinner than the apple's peel. Yet this incredibly narrow zone contains every living thing we know of in the universe, making it simultaneously fragile and precious.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ህይወት አቀማመጥ
ḥiyawet ākēmāmēt
ARالعربية
بيوسفير
bīyūsfīr
BNবাংলা
জীবমণ্ডল
jībamandal
CSČeština
biosféra
bio-sfé-ra
DADansk
biosfære
bio-sfæ-re
DEDeutsch
Biosphäre
bio-sfä-re
ELΕλληνικά
βιοσφαίρα
vio-sfai-ra
ESEspañol
biosfera
bio-sfe-ra
FAفارسی
زیستکره
zīst-korah
FISuomi
biosfääri
bio-sfää-ri
FRFrançais
biosphère
bio-sfèr
HEעברית
ביוספירה
bio-sfī-rā
HIहिन्दी
जैवमंडल
jaivamaṇḍal
HUMagyar
bioszféra
bio-szfé-ra
IDBahasa Indonesia
biosfer
bio-sfer
ITItaliano
biosfera
bio-sfe-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
biosfera
bio-sfe-ra
MYမြန်မာ
ဇီဝမျိုးစု
ziwa myo zu
NLNederlands
biosfeer
bio-sfeer
NONorsk
biosfære
bio-sfæ-re
PLPolski
biosfera
bio-sfe-ra
PTPortuguês
biosfera
bio-sfe-ra
RORomână
biosferă
bio-sfe-ră
RUРусский
биосфера
bio-sfe-ra
SVSvenska
biosfär
bio-sfär
SWKiswahili
tufe la kibayolojia
tu-fe la ki-ba-yo-lo-ji-a
TAதமிழ்
உயிர்க்கோளம்
uyirkkōḷam
TEతెలుగు
జీవగోళం
jīvagōḷaṃ
THไทย
ชีวมณฑล
chīwamonthon
TRTürkçe
biyosfer
bio-sfer
UKУкраїнська
біосфера
bio-sfe-ra
URاردو
حیاتی کرہ
ḥayātī krah
VITiếng Việt
sinh quyển
sinh quyển